is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Tokioka was born in

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on June 24, 1974. After graduating from

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, he joined

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club

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in 1997. The club won the 2nd place in 1997 and was promoted to

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from 1998. Although he played as midfielder in 1998, the club was relegated to

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in a year. In 1999, he could not play at all in the match. In 2000, he moved to

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club Sagawa Express Tokyo. The club was promoted to

from 2001. He retired end of 2001 season.

Club statistics

References

External links

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1974 births Living people National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya alumni Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Japan Football League players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Sagawa Shiga FC players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub